So my fiancee is from El Paso and when we go there we stop at this little hole in the wall Tamale shop and they are the best tasting food I have ever put in my mouth. Since I can't drive there every day, where are the best in the Houston area?

Nobody can answer this question. You have to buy from the muchachos selling out of grocery carts in the Fiesta parking lots. It's like asking where to go for the best weapons in Narnia - Mr Beaver can tell you where to get some good ones, but everyone knows Santa's got the best and he keeps to his own damn schedule.

Go to West Alabama Ice House today. Enjoy the beautiful weather and drink some refreshingly crisp and cold beers, whether it's a St. Arnold's or a Coors Light. Do this until a hispanic couple walks by with a red cooler. Buy those tamales. You will have a wonderful day.

Mexican here. The city is full of us and we all have fam that make Tamales / Menudo / Pozole. My Aunt has been taking orders for Christmas since last week. She's a heavy hitter when it comes to the flavor category.

I like Texas Tamale Company on Fountain View just north of the Southwest Freeway (59). It's on the West side of the street in a little strip center. Been eating these tamales for 20 years. Yum. It's a good place to start. You can find them frozen at Kroger, HEB, Central Market.
Their "Cilantro Sauce de Julia" in a jar is a pretty good accompaniment.
Note to self: freeze the rest of the turkey & have tamales for dinner tonight.